Title:
REMOTE CONTROL AND REMOTE CONTROL PROGRAM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/057177
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
This invention provides a remote control with a touch operation unit comprising multiple sensor elements disposed thereon, said remote control provided with functionality to discriminate which sensor elements are active according to, for example, the type of user interface. Specifically, the remote control has: a touch operation unit with multiple sensor elements disposed on a touch surface for the purpose of reading gestures; a first identification information acquisition unit that acquires first identification information, which is information that identifies the sensor element to make active in order to read the aforementioned gesture; and a gesture reading unit that reads the gesture using sensor signals from active sensor elements only.
Inventors:
YARITA TAKESHI
SATO KEIICHIRO
SHIMIZU TAKAMASA
ITO HIROMICHI
SATO KEIICHIRO
SHIMIZU TAKAMASA
ITO HIROMICHI
Application Number:
PCT/JP2011/074618
Publication Date:
May 03, 2012
Filing Date:
October 26, 2011
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Assignee:
SHARP KK (JP)
YARITA TAKESHI
SATO KEIICHIRO
SHIMIZU TAKAMASA
ITO HIROMICHI
YARITA TAKESHI
SATO KEIICHIRO
SHIMIZU TAKAMASA
ITO HIROMICHI
International Classes:
G06F3/041; H04Q9/00
Foreign References:
| JP2009217677A | 2009-09-24 | |||
| JPH11194883A | 1999-07-21 | |||
| JPH08223670A | 1996-08-30 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KUDO, ICHIRO (JP)
Ichiro Kudo (JP)
Ichiro Kudo (JP)
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